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Tomotada
Entertainer18th century

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Small ivory netsuke of a standing, laughing man with a rounded belly, open robe, and arms pulled behind his back, carved with fine engraved details

Tomotada, Entertainer, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tomotada
Japan, active before 1781
Title
Entertainer
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Ivory with staining, sumi
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/8 x 15/16 in. (3.8 x 2.8 x 2.4 cm)
Credit Line
Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection
Accession Number
M.91.250.188
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Goodall, Hollis, Virginia G. Atchley, Neil K. Davey, Christine Drosse, Sebastian Izzard, Odile Madden, and Robert T. Singer. The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago: Art Media Resources, Inc.; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2003.
  • Bushell, Raymond. Netsuke: Japanese Scultpure in Minature from the Collection of Raymond and Frances Bushell, Part II. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1985.
  • Atchley, Virginia G. "Raymond Bushell Netsuke at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal 5, no.3 (1985): 12-15.

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